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One measure of child COVID-19 may be trending downward
October 8, 2020
Percentage of weekly cases occurring in children has dropped for 2 consecutive weeks.
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CMS gives hospitals 14 weeks to start daily COVID, flu reports
October 7, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will send letters on October 7 to all 6,200 hospitals that receive reimbursement from the two federal health programs informing them of how well they are doing now.
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FDA posts COVID vaccine guidance amid White House pushback
October 7, 2020
In the new guidance document, FDA officials outline what will be required for even a limited clearance, known as an emergency use authorization, for a COVID-19 vaccine.
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CDC flips, acknowledges aerosol spread of COVID-19
October 6, 2020
The update acknowledges the existence of some published reports showing limited, uncommon circumstances where people with COVID-19 infected others who were more than 6 feet away or shortly after the COVID-19–positive person left an area.
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Substance use tied to increased COVID-19 risk
October 6, 2020
Those with a recent diagnosis of SUD were eight times more likely to develop COVID-19, compared with those without such a diagnosis.
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Minorities bear brunt of pediatric COVID-19 cases
October 6, 2020
COVID-19 infection rates were significantly higher in children in lowest three quartiles of median family income.
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COVID-19 may discourage pediatric flu vaccination
October 6, 2020
Approximately one-third of parents whose children received no flu vaccine last year said the pandemic made them less likely to vaccinate their children this year.
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Inside the flawed White House testing scheme that did not protect Trump
October 5, 2020
An early antigen test used by the White House was woefully inaccurate. But the new antigen test the White House is using has not been independently evaluated for accuracy and reliability.
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Real-world safety, efficacy found for fecal transplants
October 2, 2020
The study didn't yield any findings on indications other than Clostridioides difficile. "In no way, shape, or form does it mean you can use it for autism, depression, heart disease, or [irritable bowel syndrome]."
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‘Celebration’ will be ‘short-lived’ if COVID vaccine rushed: Experts
October 2, 2020
US regulators eventually could safely approve vaccines for COVID-19 if the process is kept free of political pressure regarding time lines, study protocols, and safety standards, expert witnesses told a House panel investigating the process.
